Definitions for career
kəˈrɪərca·reer

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. career, calling, vocationnoun

   the particular occupation for which you are trained

2. career, life historyverb

   the general progression of your working or professional life

   "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"

3. careerverb

   move headlong at high speed

   "The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. careernoun

   One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession.

2. careernoun

   An individual's work and life roles over their lifespan.

3. careernoun

   speed

4. careernoun

   A jouster's path during a joust.

5. careernoun

   A short gallop of a horse.

6. careerverb

   To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.

   The car careered down the road, missed the curve, and went through a hedge.

7. Etymology: Mid 16th century, from carrière (a road or racecourse), from carriera, from carreira, from carraria based on carrus 'wheeled vehicle'. Or from carriere, from Old Provençal/Occitan carriera ("road"), from carraria.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CAREERnoun

   Etymology: carriere, Fr.

   1. The ground on which a race is run.

   They had run themselves too far out of breath, to go back again the same career. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   2. A course; a race.

   What rein can hold licentious wickedness,
   When down the hill he holds his fierce career? William Shakespeare.

   3. Full speed; swift motion.

   It is related of certain Indians, that they are able, when a horse is running in his full career, to stand upright on his back. John Wilkins, Mathematical Magick.

   Practise them now to curb the turning steed,
   Mocking the foe; now to his rapid speed
   To give the rein, and, in the full career,
   To draw the certain sword, or send the pointed spear. Matthew Prior.

   4. Course of action; uninterrupted procedure.

   Shall quips and sentences, and these paper bullets of the brain, awe a man from the career of his humour? William Shakespeare, Much ado about Nothing.

   The heir of a blasted family has rose up, and promised fair, and yet, at length, a cross event has certainly met and stopt him in the career of his fortune. South.

   Knights in knightly deeds should persevere,
   And still continue what at first they were;
   Continue, and proceed in honour’s fair career. Dryden.

2. To Careerverb

   Running with swift motion.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   With eyes, the wheels
   Of beryl, and careering fires between. Parad. Lost, b. vi.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Career

   The career is an individual's metaphorical "journey" through learning, work and other aspects of life. There are a number of ways to define career and the term is used in a variety of ways.

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1. career

   A career refers to an individual's journey through learning, work, and other aspects of life that are related to employment over the course of their life. It involves the jobs held, titles earned and work accomplishments over a long period of time, rather than just referring to one position. A career also involves continuous growth and development, usually in a particular sector or sphere of employment.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Careernoun

   a race course: the ground run over

2. Careernoun

   a running; full speed; a rapid course

3. Careernoun

   general course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part or calling in life, or in some special undertaking; usually applied to course or conduct which is of a public character; as, Washington's career as a soldier

4. Careernoun

   the flight of a hawk

5. Careerverb

   to move or run rapidly

6. Etymology: [F. carrire race course, high road, street, fr. L. carrus wagon. See Car.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Career

   Career describes an individuals' journey through learning, work and other aspects of life. There are a number of ways to define a career and the term is used in a variety of ways.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Career

   ka-rēr′, n. a racecourse: a race: course of action: manner of life; v.i. to gallop: to move or run rapidly. [Fr. carrière, a racecourse. See Car.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. career

   A specific form of employment.

   Her career was very exciting.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

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1. Career

   Career vs. Carrier -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Career and Carrier.

Matched Categories

1. • Occupation
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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'career' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1301

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'career' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3331

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'career' in Nouns Frequency: #484

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How to pronounce career?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say career in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of career in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of career in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of career in a Sentence

1. Bryan Stern:

   In my career, when an American calls for help, or an ally calls for help, or you know anyone calls for help, if you can help, you help.

2. Le Mee:

   We decided this was a once-in-a-career entry point, a lot of investors are starting to realize that the current oil price is not sustainable and we have to move higher.

3. Calvin Johnson:

   Like many players at this stage of their career, I am currently evaluating options for my future, i would expect to have a decision regarding this matter in the not-too-distant future.

4. City Police Chief Kevin Freeman:

   To see such a young person so early on in his career lose his life to such senseless violence is just unfathomable.

5. Kevin Hrusovsky:

   Chris Borland, a 23 year old, decides to stop his NFL career based on what he has learned about CTE, i find that to be so incredibly compelling, how difficult their lives were with these conditions that they were willing to preserve their brains for science to try and figure this out.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=career
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Career
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=career
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Career
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/career
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=career
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=career
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=career